Product Description

Prepared in Australia, published in Australia and dedicated to Australian people and their needs ... 'The Australian Blue Book is the first publication of its kind in Australia in that it is an all-Australian reference book, designed to fill a definite gap in the educational and informational literature of the Commonwealth. Much time and thought has been given to its compilation, and it represents a sincere attempt to give this country a book of reference that should become a national institution'.

The book is divided into five parts: Australia General, Business Interests, Rural, Woman's Interest and Hobbies.

Australia General: covers outstanding dates in Australian history, the early war effort, a summary of the government and towns of the states and territories, aboriginal place names, and sporting (amateur and professional)

Business Interests: covers History of Australian Banking, Life Assurance, Trusteeship, Accountancy, Tax and the War, the Metal Trades Employers Association, Retail Traders Association, Business Associations, Government Departments, Air Transport, Postal, Australian Broadcasting System, Holiday and Tourist Resorts, Newspapers, Marine Insurance, and Origin of Fire Insurance

Hobbies: Introduction to Leisure, Gardening, How a Camera Works, For Health and Happiness, How to Lay Out a Tennis Court, Fishing in Australian Waters, The Anglers Virtues, Radio as an Hobby, and How Speakers Work

This CD contains high quality scanned images of the original book, and has been bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text

SAMPLE FILE:Click here to download a file of sample pages from this book. Right click on the link and select "save as" - to a location on your hard drive. The sampler can be opened, navigated and searched as with the full CD file/s. Sample files usually contain the title page, contents, some introductory pages and sample pages from the body of the book. Often the complete index from the original book is included.